By Jeffery Kazembe BattsA sampling of thoughts from twenty-five Black men regarding the upcoming national election and the American presidency in general reveal complex and varied...
An Op/Edby Jeffery Kazembe BattsTo me the choice is clear. Vice President Kamala Harris is a better choice in the upcoming national election than a twice...
Ja’han Jones, MSNBCThousands of Black men joined a virtual conference Monday night to fundraise for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, according to the event’s organizers. The massive...
The city’s police department’s stop and frisk policy is sending thousands of young people of color through the penal system for minor marijuana arrests, according to...
Community Service Society Report Only one in four young black men in New York City has a job, according to a report released by the Community...
By Fern GillespieWhen Dr. Raymond Codrington, President and CEO of Weeksville Heritage Center, was invited by Trinity College to view...
Vice President Kamala Harris, the nation’s first woman Vice President will go down in the history books as the first...
NYPL will honor one of its most legendary patrons with exhibitions at libraries he frequented, along with programming and book...
By Mary Alice MillerMost Black Americans have heard that after the Civil War, former chattel slaves were promised 40 acres...
By Col. (Ret.) Edna W. Cummings,U.S. ArmySpecial to the AFRO“All last night, guns shook on the ground on which I...
Eulogy delivered by Ossie Davisat the funeral of Malcolm XFaith Temple Church of GodFebruary 27, 1965“Here – at this final...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsPolicy and purpose can change, and maybe Brooklyn can lead the way. The population in NYC who...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsPolicy and purpose can change. “Now is the time” Rev. Jesse Jackson famously said to mobilize the...